pensioner
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pensioner
- /ˈpɛnʃənə/ UK
- [ˈpɛnʃənə] ~ [ˈpɛnʃn̩ə] UK
- /ˈpɛnʃənɚ/ US
- [ˈpɛnʃənɚ] ~ [ˈpɛnʃn̩ɹ̩] US
- /ˈpɪnʃənɚ/ pin pen merger
- [ˈpɪ̟nʃənɚ] ~ [ˈpɪ̟nʃn̩ɹ̩] pin pen merger
Where it comes from
From Middle English pensioner, from Anglo-Norman pensionner and Old French pensionnier, from Medieval Latin pēnsiōnārius. By surface analysis, pension + -er.
noun pensioners · pencioner
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Someone who lives on a pension, especially the retirement or old age pension.
Similar: retiree
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Someone who is at the age at which one typically receives a pension; an elderly person.
Similar: older adult, senior citizen
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A student who is not dependent on any foundation for support, but pays all university charges.
Similar: commoner
Translations
Every language
noun someone who lives on a pension
| Español | pensionista |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 연금수령자 yeon'geumsuryeongja |
| 日本語 | 年金受給者 nenkin jukyūsha |
| 中文 | 領養老金的人 /领养老金的人 lǐng yǎnglǎojīn de rén |
| Português | pensionista, reformado, reformada, aposentado, aposentada |
| Français | retraité, retraitée |
| Deutsch | Rentner, Rentnerin, Pensionär, Pensionärin |
| Italiano | pensionato |
| Ελληνικά | συνταξιούχος syntaxioúchos |
| Русский | пенсионе́р pensionér, пенсионе́рка pensionérka |
| العربية | مُتَقَاعِد mutaqāʕid |
Talk about this word "pensioner." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pensioner. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. pensioner. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pensioner "pensioner." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pensioner.Cite this
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title = {pensioner},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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